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Understanding multiple sclerosis and what it does to the body

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system estimated to affect 2.3 million people worldwide. It is a chronic disease in which the imm...

A video explaining the physiology behind Multiple Sclerosis.

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(Healthline, 2021)

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(National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 2021) 

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Early Signs of Multiple Sclerosis

In many cases the first flair up of multiple sclerosis is diagnosed as clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) which is a neurological eopisede of smptoms. It happens when your immune system mistakes your immune system to attack the myelin. This causes scars or lesions on the sheath which makes the signals harder to travel. The most common symptoms of CIS are optic symptoms which causes damage in the nerves that connect your eye to yor brain. The other signs that occur as signs are pain, bowel problems, fatigue, depression, and difficulty thinking.  (Rush University Medical Center, 2021) 

There are two main MS symptoms that tend to appear early on. Optic neuritis and spinal cord inflammation. 

Optic Neuritis: Is the inflammation of the optic nerve. The inflammation may cause pain, blurred vision and headaches. When this symptom presents itself it is usually in one eye but can lead to partial or complete vision loss. 

Spinal cord inflammation: Spinal cord inflammation is also known as partial transverse myelitis. This causes numbness, tingling, weakness in the extremities, bladder problems, and walking difficulties.

(Rush University Medical Center, 2021) 

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Types of Multiple Sclerosis

(Valentine, P. 2021)